Archive for July, 2008

Sex Hormone and Stock Trades

“Coates and Joe Herbert studied male financial traders in London, taking saliva samples in the morning and evening. They found that levels of two hormones, testosterone and cortisol, affected traders. Those with higher levels of testosterone in the morning were more likely to make an unusually big profit that day, the researchers found. Testosterone, best [...]

John Templeton Dies at 95

John Templeton (Global Investing Pioneer) who made his fortune as the pioneer of global investing in the postwar boom, has died at Doctors Hospital in Nassau, the Bahamian island that was his home. Don Lehr, his spokesman, said in a statement that the cause was pneumonia. The Templeton Growth Fund was one of the first [...]